Tango
The PhD thesis is finally in. I feel like a zombie with manic depression.
I won't summarise the whole experience, but here is a pretty accurate account of my PhD candidature: The Lord Of The Rings as an allergory of a PhD.
Fortunately, because of my university policy, I will not have to face a Saruman/examiner in person, but I will still have to deal with the detailed reports of three examiners, who each make a recommendation. The options are: award the degree as is, award pending minor changes, award pending more extensive changes, revise and resubmit. The first three options are a pass, so any one of them will do. I'm not picky. Though I must say that the prospect of facing this thing again to make changes is pretty horrifying, but it's too early to think about that now.
The "limbo" stage usually takes between three and six months. The wait has started.
I won't summarise the whole experience, but here is a pretty accurate account of my PhD candidature: The Lord Of The Rings as an allergory of a PhD.
Fortunately, because of my university policy, I will not have to face a Saruman/examiner in person, but I will still have to deal with the detailed reports of three examiners, who each make a recommendation. The options are: award the degree as is, award pending minor changes, award pending more extensive changes, revise and resubmit. The first three options are a pass, so any one of them will do. I'm not picky. Though I must say that the prospect of facing this thing again to make changes is pretty horrifying, but it's too early to think about that now.
The "limbo" stage usually takes between three and six months. The wait has started.